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| Chapter title |
Methods for Assessing the In Vivo Role of PTEN in Glucose Homeostasis
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 7 |
| Book title |
PTEN
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-3299-3_7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-3297-9, 978-1-4939-3299-3
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| Authors |
Cynthia T. Luk, Stephanie A. Schroer, Minna Woo |
| Abstract |
PTEN plays an important role in diabetes pathogenesis not only as a key negative regulator of the PI3K/Akt pathway required for insulin action, but also via its role in other cell processes required to maintain metabolic homeostasis. We describe the generation of tissue-specific PTEN knockout mice and models of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, which we have found useful for the study of diabetes pathogenesis. We also outline common methods suitable for the characterization of glucose homeostasis in rodent models, including techniques to measure beta cell function and insulin sensitivity. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 5 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 5 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 40% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 20% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |